JP2020086731A - Toll collection system and toll collection method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple and efficient toll collection system for a user and a toll collection system for collecting road toll charges. SOLUTION: A charge management device 100 stores usage schedule information including a registration number 62 assigned to a vehicle 60 and a traveling section 700 of the vehicle. When the traffic control unit of the toll management device 100 determines that the vehicle 60 has entered the traveling section 700, it transmits a passage permission instruction permitting the passage of the vehicle 60 to which the registration number 62 is assigned to the gate device 300. The passage notification unit of the gate device 300 transmits the passage information indicating that the vehicle 60 to which the registration number 62, which is permitted to pass by the passage permission instruction, has passed, to the charge management device 100. The billing unit of the charge management device 100 charges the registration number 62 for the charge for passing through the gate device 300 based on the passage information. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

The present invention relates to a toll collection system and a toll collection method for collecting road charges.

Conventionally, in order to use an ETC (registered trademark) (Electronic Toll Collection) system, it is necessary to install an ETC (registered trademark) vehicle-mounted device in a vehicle and set it up, and to have an ETC (registered trademark) card. .. For this reason, a user who uses the ETC (registered trademark) system needs a period for preparation for use in advance.

Patent Document 1 discloses a method capable of easily setting up an ETC (registered trademark) vehicle-mounted device.

JP, 2000-122214, A

In Patent Document 1, an IC number and vehicle-specific information are stored, and when the information necessary for using the ETC (registered trademark) service is not registered in the ETC (registered trademark) vehicle-mounted device, the ETC is automatically registered. (Registered trademark) A technique for registering information in an on-vehicle device is disclosed. However, in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to attach the ETC (registered trademark) vehicle-mounted device to the vehicle and to have an ETC (registered trademark) card, and there is a problem that a period is required for advance use preparation. is there.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple and efficient toll collection system for users and toll collection systems that collect road tolls.

A toll collection system according to the present invention is installed in the toll section, a portable terminal device carried by a user of a vehicle traveling in a traveling section including a toll section, a fee management device communicating with the portable terminal device, In a toll collection system having a gate device for controlling passage of the vehicle,
The charge management device,
A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal device as the position of the vehicle,
When it is determined that the vehicle has entered the traveling section based on the position information and the usage schedule information including the registration number given to the vehicle and the traveling section of the vehicle, the vehicle to which the registration number is given A passage control unit that transmits a passage permission instruction to permit passage of the vehicle to the gate device,
The gate device is
A gate control unit for passing the vehicle to which the registration number is given based on the passage permission instruction;
When the vehicle with the registration number passes, a passage notification unit that transmits passage information indicating that the vehicle with the registration number has passed to the fee management device,
The charge management device,
A billing unit that bills the fee for passing through the gate device to the registration number based on the passage information is provided.

In the fee collection system according to the present invention, the fee management device stores the usage schedule information including the registration number assigned to the vehicle and the traveling section of the vehicle. When the traffic control unit of the fare management device determines that the vehicle has entered the traveling section, it transmits a passage permission instruction to the gate device to permit passage of the vehicle to which the registration number is assigned. The passage notification unit of the gate device transmits, to the charge management device, passage information indicating that the vehicle to which the registration number permitted to pass in the passage permission instruction has been passed. Based on the passage information, the charging unit of the charge management device charges the registration number a charge for passing through the gate device. Therefore, according to the toll collection system according to the present invention, a toll collection system for collecting road charges by simply registering the vehicle registration number and the traveling section of the vehicle in the toll management device without using an onboard device and a card. Can be used.

The block diagram of the fee collection system which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a charge management device according to the first embodiment. 1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile terminal device according to the first embodiment. 1 is a configuration diagram of a gate device according to the first embodiment. The flowchart which shows operation|movement of the fee collection system which concerns on Embodiment 1.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals. In the description of the embodiments, description of the same or corresponding parts will be appropriately omitted or simplified.

Embodiment 1.
The present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

***Description of structure***
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a fee collection system 500 according to the present embodiment.
The toll collection system 500 provides the user 61 with a toll collection service that automatically collects and charges a fee when traveling on a toll road. The fee collection system 500 includes a fee management device 100, a mobile terminal device 200, and a gate device 300.
The charge management device 100 communicates with the mobile terminal device 200 and the gate device 300. The charge management device 100 is also referred to as a server device.
The mobile terminal device 200 is carried by a user 61 of a vehicle 60 traveling in a traveling section 700 including a pay section. The mobile terminal device 200 is specifically a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

The gate device 300 is installed in the traveling section 700 and controls passage of the vehicle 60 traveling in the traveling section 700. The toll collection system 500 also includes a number recognition device 400 that reads the registration number 62 given to the vehicle 60 passing through the gate device 300. The registration number 62 is the number on the license plate of the vehicle 60. The gate device 300 is mounted on, for example, a transmission controller installed at a tollgate. The gate device 300 may be mounted on the transmission controller of the ETC (registered trademark) charge system. Alternatively, the gate device 300 may be mounted on a gate pillar used in the FreeFlow ETC (registered trademark) fee system. Further, the function of the gate device 300 may be realized by not using the gate device 300 in the ETC (registered trademark) tollgate system but by using the pass/fail notification system exclusively for the toll collection system 500.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the charge management device 100 according to the present embodiment.
The charge management device 100 is a computer. The charge management device 100 includes a processor 910 and other hardware such as a memory 921, an auxiliary storage device 922, an input interface 930, an output interface 940, and a communication device 950. The processor 910 is connected to other hardware via a signal line and controls these other hardware.

The fare management device 100 includes, as functional elements, a traveling section acquisition unit 110, a position information acquisition unit 120, a traffic control unit 130, a charging unit 140, and a storage unit 150.

The functions of the traveling section acquisition unit 110, the position information acquisition unit 120, the traffic control unit 130, and the billing unit 140 are realized by software. The storage unit 150 is included in the memory 921.

The processor 910 is a device that executes a charge management program. The fare management program is a program that realizes the functions of the traveling section acquisition unit 110, the position information acquisition unit 120, the traffic control unit 130, and the charging unit 140.
The processor 910 is an IC (Integrated Circuit) that performs arithmetic processing. Specific examples of the processor 910 include a CPU and a DSP (Digital Signal).
Processor) and GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).

The memory 921 is a storage device that temporarily stores data. A specific example of the memory 921 is an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).
The auxiliary storage device 922 is a storage device that stores data. A specific example of the auxiliary storage device 922 is an HDD. The auxiliary storage device 922 may be a storage medium such as an SD (registered trademark) memory card, CF, NAND flash, flexible disk, optical disk, compact disk, Blu-ray (registered trademark) disk, or DVD. HDD is an abbreviation for Hard Disk Drive. SD (registered trademark) is Secure
Abbreviation for Digital. CF is an abbreviation for CompactFlash (registered trademark). DVD is an abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disk.

The input interface 930 is a port connected to an input device such as a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel. The input interface 930 is specifically a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal. The input interface 930 may be a port connected to a LAN (Local Area Network).
The output interface 940 is a port to which a cable of an output device such as a display is connected. The output interface 940 is specifically a USB terminal or an HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal. The display is, specifically, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).

The communication device 950 has a receiver and a transmitter. The communication device 950 is connected to a communication network such as a LAN, the Internet, or a telephone line. The communication device 950 is specifically a communication chip or a NIC (Network Interface Card).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of the mobile terminal device 200 according to the present embodiment.
The mobile terminal device 200 is a computer. The mobile terminal device 200 includes a processor 910 and other hardware such as a memory 921, an auxiliary storage device 922, an input interface 930, an output interface 940, and a communication device 950. The processor 910 is connected to other hardware via a signal line and controls these other hardware.
In the mobile terminal device 200 of FIG. 3, the processor 910, the memory 921, the auxiliary storage device 922, the output interface 940, and the communication device 950 are assigned the same reference numerals as those of the charge management device 100. This is for simplifying the description of the hardware of the mobile terminal device 200. The hardware having the same reference numeral has the same function, but the charge management device 100 and the mobile terminal device 200 have different functions. It is installed individually.

The mobile terminal device 200 includes a traveling section registration unit 210 and a position information notification unit 220 as functional elements.
The functions of the traveling section registration unit 210 and the position information notification unit 220 are realized by software.

The processor 910 is a device that executes a mobile terminal program. The mobile terminal program is a program that realizes the functions of the traveling section registration unit 210 and the position information notification unit 220.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of the gate device 300 according to the present embodiment.
The gate device 300 is a computer. The gate device 300 includes a processor 910 and other hardware such as a memory 921, an auxiliary storage device 922, an input interface 930, an output interface 940, and a communication device 950. The processor 910 is connected to other hardware via a signal line and controls these other hardware.
In the gate device 300 of FIG. 4, the processor 910, the memory 921, the auxiliary storage device 922, the output interface 940, and the communication device 950 are assigned the same reference numerals as those of the charge management device 100 and the mobile terminal device 200. This is for simplifying the description of the hardware of the gate device 300, and the hardware having the same reference numeral has the same function, but the charge management device 100, the mobile terminal device 200, and the gate device 300 have the same functions. It is installed individually in each device.

The gate device 300 includes a gate control unit 310 and a passage notification unit 320 as functional elements.
The functions of the gate control unit 310 and the passage notification unit 320 are realized by software.

The processor 910 is a device that executes a gate device program. The gate device program is a program that realizes the functions of the gate control unit 310 and the passage notification unit 320.

All or part of the charge management program, the mobile terminal program, and the gate device program are referred to as a charge collection program of the charge collection system 500. Further, each of the charge management device 100, the mobile terminal device 200, and the gate device 300 is referred to as each device of the charge collection system 500. The toll collection program is executed in each device of the toll collection system 500. The toll collection program is read by the processor 910 and executed by the processor 910. The memory 921 stores not only a toll collection program but also an OS (Operating System). The processor 910 executes the toll collection program while executing the OS. The toll collection program and the OS may be stored in the auxiliary storage device 922. The toll collection program and the OS stored in the auxiliary storage device 922 are loaded into the memory 921 and executed by the processor 910. Note that part or all of the toll collection program may be incorporated in the OS.

Each device of the toll collection system 500 may include a plurality of processors that replace the processor 910. These multiple processors share the execution of the toll collection program. Each processor, like the processor 910, is a device that executes a toll collection program.

The data, information, signal values and variable values used, processed or output by the toll collection program are stored in the memory 921, the auxiliary storage device 922, or the register or cache memory in the processor 910.

The “part” of each part of each device of the fee collection system 500 may be replaced with “process”, “procedure”, or “process”. In addition, “processing” obtained by replacing “section” of each section of each device of the fee collection system 500 is “program”, “program product”, “computer-readable storage medium storing program”, or “program” is recorded. It may be replaced with "a computer-readable recording medium".
The toll collection program causes a computer to execute each process, each procedure or each process in which the above-mentioned "part" is replaced with "process", "procedure" or "process". The toll collection method is a method performed by each device of the toll collection system 500 executing a toll collection program.
The fee collection program may be provided by being stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Further, the fee collection program may be provided as a program product.

***Description of operation***
Next, the operation of the fee collection system 500 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S201, the traveling section registration unit 210 of the mobile terminal device 200 transmits the usage schedule information 71 including the registration number 62 of the vehicle 60 and the traveling section 700 to the fee management apparatus 100 via the communication device 950. Specifically, the user 61 installs an application for using the fee collection system 500 on the smartphone or the like which is the mobile terminal device 200. Then, the user 61 uses the application to register the registration number 62 of the vehicle 60 in the charge management device 100. Furthermore, the user 61 uses the application to register the usage schedule information 71 of the vehicle 60 in the charge management device 100. The usage schedule information 71 of the vehicle 60 includes information such as the scheduled date of using the vehicle 60, the traveling section 700, and information on the vehicle 60. At this time, the consent of the user 61 may be obtained for notifying the charge management device 100 of the position information acquired by the GPS (Global Positioning System) of the mobile terminal device 200.

In step S<b>101, the traveling section acquisition unit 110 of the charge management device 100 acquires the usage schedule information 71 from the mobile terminal device 200 via the communication device 950. The travel section acquisition unit 110 registers the usage schedule information 71 in the storage unit 150. The usage schedule information 71 includes the registration number 62 assigned to the vehicle 60 and the traveling section 700 of the vehicle 60. In addition, the usage schedule information 71 may include information about the vehicle 60. When the travel section acquisition unit 110 completes the registration of the usage schedule information 71 in the storage unit 150, the travel section acquisition unit 110 transmits a usage start notification indicating the start of the fee collection service to the mobile terminal device 200.

In step S202, the position information notification unit 220 of the mobile terminal device 200 starts the position information notification for notifying the charge management device 100 of the position information 72 acquired by GPS. The position information notification unit 220 may start notification of the position information when receiving the usage start notification from the charge management device 100.

In step S102, the position information acquisition unit 120 of the charge management device 100 acquires the position information 72 representing the position of the mobile terminal device 200 as the position of the vehicle 60. Specifically, the user 61 holds the mobile terminal device 200 such as a pre-registered smartphone inside the vehicle 60. Thereby, the position of the mobile terminal device 200 can be regarded as the position of the vehicle 60.

In step S103, the traffic control unit 130 of the charge management device 100 determines whether the vehicle 60 has entered the travel section 700 based on the position information 72 and the usage schedule information 71. Specifically, the traffic control unit 130 determines that the vehicle 60 has entered the travel section 700 when the position represented by the position information 72 is within the travel section 700 included in the usage schedule information 71.
If it is determined that the vehicle 60 has entered the traveling section 700, the process proceeds to step S104. When the vehicle 60 is located outside the traveling section 700, the process proceeds to step S105.
In step S105, the traffic control unit 130 transmits warning information that warns that the vehicle is traveling outside the traveling section 700 to the mobile terminal device 200, and returns to step S103.

When the traffic control unit 130 determines that the vehicle 60 has entered the traveling section 700, the traffic control unit 130 transmits availability information indicating availability to the mobile terminal device 200. Further, when the traffic control unit 130 determines that the vehicle 60 is located outside the traveling section 700, the traffic control unit 130 transmits unusable information indicating unusability to the mobile terminal device 200. Specifically, for example, when the vehicle 60 registered in the toll collection service arrives at the start point of the travel section 700, which is the planned usage section, that is, the entrance point, the traffic control unit 130 indicates that the toll collection service is available. Notify the availability information. When the vehicle 60 registered in the toll collection service is located in a section different from the registered traveling section 700, the unusable information indicating that the toll collection service cannot be used is notified. The usable information or the unusable information is notified by a notification method such as a display on a smartphone screen or a display at the entrance point.

In step S104, the traffic control unit 130 transmits a passage permission instruction 73 for permitting the passage of the vehicle 60 assigned the registration number 62 to the gate device 300. The passage permission instruction 73 includes the registration number 62.

In step S<b>301, the gate control unit 310 of the gate apparatus 300 allows the vehicle 60 to which the registration number 62 included in the passage permission instruction 73 is given to pass based on the passage permission instruction 73. Specifically, when the registration number 62 read by the number recognition device 400 is the registration number 62 included in the passage permission instruction 73, the gate control unit 310, that is, the vehicle 60 to which the registration number 62 is given, that is, Pass a permitted vehicle. When the gate control unit 310 receives the passage permission instruction 73, the passage permission/inhibition control mechanism such as a start control device or a roadside display device of the ETC (registered trademark) tollgate system is provided for the permitted vehicles permitted to pass by the passage permission instruction 73. Is available. For example, the gate control unit 310 enables the passage permission/prohibition control mechanism by a method of opening the opening/closing bar of the start control device or displaying the availability on the roadside display device.

In step S302, the passage notification unit 320 determines whether the vehicle with the registration number 62, that is, the permitted vehicle has passed. When the vehicle 60 with the registration number 62 passes, the passage notification unit 320 transmits to the charge management device 100 the passage information 74 indicating that the vehicle 60 with the registration number 62 has passed in step S303.

In step S106, the charging unit 140 of the charge management device 100 charges the registration number 62 for the charge of passing through the gate device 300 based on the passage information 74. Specifically, the charging unit 140 manages the registration number 62 and the road charge for the traveling of the vehicle 60 having the registration number 62 based on the charging information 152.
In step S107, the traffic control unit 130 determines whether the vehicle 60 has reached the exit point of the traveling section 700. When the vehicle 60 reaches the exit point of the traveling section 700, the process proceeds to step S108. If the vehicle 60 has not reached the exit point of the traveling section 700, the process returns to step S103.
In step S108, the traffic control unit 130 transmits the service end information 75 indicating the end of the toll collection service to the mobile terminal device 200.

In step S203, when the position information notification unit 220 receives the service end information 75 from the charge management device 100, the position information notification unit 220 ends the notification of the position information to the charge management device 100.

For example, when the vehicle 60 registered in the toll collection service arrives at the end point of the travel section 700, which is the planned usage section, that is, the exit point, the traffic control unit 130 carries the service end information 75 indicating the end of the toll collection service. It is transmitted to the terminal device 200. Further, the traffic control unit 130 transmits the service end information 75 to the mobile terminal device 200, and also notifies the unavailable information indicating that the charge collection service is unavailable. The unusable information is notified by a notification method such as a display on a smartphone screen or a display at the entrance point.

***Other configurations***
<Modification 1>
The toll section 710 is, for example, a highway 711. When the toll section 710 is the highway 711, the gate device is installed on the highway 711 of the traveling section 700. When the traffic control unit determines that the vehicle has entered the highway 711 of the travel section 700, the traffic control unit transmits a passage permission instruction to the gate device.
Further, when the traffic control unit determines that the vehicle has entered the highway 711 of the traveling section 700, the traffic control unit displays availability information indicating availability on the display of the highway 711. Further, when the traffic control unit determines that the vehicle has entered the highway 711 outside the travel section 700, the traffic control unit may display unusable information indicating that the vehicle is unavailable on the display of the highway 711 outside the travel section 700. ..

<Modification 2>
In the present embodiment, the function of each unit of each device of fee collection system 500 is realized by software. However, as a modified example, the function of each unit of each device of the fee collection system 500 may be realized by dedicated hardware. Alternatively, the function of each unit of each device of the fee collection system 500 may be realized by a combination of software and dedicated hardware. That is, a part of the functions of each unit of each device of the fee collection system 500 may be realized by dedicated hardware, and the rest may be realized by software.

The dedicated hardware is, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, a logic IC, a GA, an FPGA, an ASIC, or some or all of these. .. "IC" is an abbreviation for Integrated Circuit. “GA” is an abbreviation for Gate Array. "FPGA" is an abbreviation for Field-Programmable Gate Array. "ASIC" is an abbreviation for Application Specific Integrated Circuit.

The processor and dedicated hardware are both processing circuits. That is, the operation of each unit of each device of the fee collection system 500 is performed regardless of whether the function of each unit of each device of the fee collection system 500 is realized by software or a combination of software and hardware. It is performed by a processing circuit, that is, a processing circuit.

***Explanation of the effect of this embodiment***
According to the toll collection system 500 according to the present embodiment, the toll collection to collect the road toll is simply performed by registering the vehicle registration number and the traveling section of the vehicle in the toll management device without using the vehicle-mounted device and the card. The system can be realized. As a specific example, a user can apply and use even on the day of the day by pre-application by a smartphone application, GPS position information of the smartphone, and a number recognition device.

In the toll collection system 500 according to the present embodiment, the user installs the toll collection application on the highway on the smartphone and uses the to-be-used information such as the scheduled date, the planned traveling section, and the used vehicle information as a center in the toll management device. Apply to. The user places the applied smartphone in the vehicle. The expressway toll collection application notifies the toll management device, which is the center, of GPS location information of the smartphone at any time on the scheduled highway use date. The charge management device determines whether to allow the vehicle to travel based on the notified GPS position information. The gate device installed at the toll gate on the expressway detects the permitted registration number by the number recognition device installed at the front of the toll gate, and when the gate number is detected, Allow passage. Therefore, according to the toll collection system 500 according to the present embodiment, the road toll is collected only by registering the registration number of the vehicle and the traveling section of the vehicle in the fee management device without using the vehicle-mounted device and the card. A toll collection system can be used.

In the above-described first embodiment, each unit of each device of the fee collection system has been described as an independent functional block. However, the configuration of each device of the fee collection system does not have to be the configuration of the above-described embodiment. The functional block of each device of the fee collection system may have any configuration as long as it can realize the functions described in the above-described embodiments. Further, each device of the fee collection system may be a system including a plurality of devices instead of one device.
Further, in the first embodiment, a plurality of parts may be combined and implemented. Alternatively, one of these embodiments may be implemented. In addition, these embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part in any combination.
That is, in the first embodiment, it is possible to freely combine the respective embodiments, modify any constituent element of each embodiment, or omit any constituent element in each embodiment.

The above-described embodiments are essentially preferable examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, the scope of the application of the present invention, and the scope of the application of the present invention. The above-described embodiment can be variously modified as necessary.

60 vehicle, 61 user, 62 registration number, 71 usage plan information, 72 position information, 73 passage permission instruction, 74 passage information, 75 service end information, 100 charge management device, 110 traveling section acquisition unit, 120 position information acquisition unit , 130 traffic control unit, 140 billing unit, 150 storage unit, 152 billing information, 200 mobile terminal device, 210 traveling section registration unit, 220 position information notification unit, 300 gate device, 310 gate control unit, 320 passage notification unit, 400 Number recognition device, 500 toll collection system, 700 traveling section, 710 toll section, 711 expressway, 910 processor, 921 memory, 922
Auxiliary storage device, 930 input interface, 940 output interface, 950 communication device.

Claims (6)

A portable terminal device carried by a user of a vehicle traveling in a traveling section including a toll section, a fee management device communicating with the portable terminal apparatus, and a gate device installed in the toll section to control passage of the vehicle In a toll collection system having
The charge management device,
A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal device as the position of the vehicle,
When it is determined that the vehicle has entered the traveling section based on the position information and the usage schedule information including the registration number given to the vehicle and the traveling section of the vehicle, the vehicle to which the registration number is given A passage control unit that transmits a passage permission instruction to permit passage of the vehicle to the gate device,
The gate device is
A gate control unit for passing the vehicle to which the registration number is given based on the passage permission instruction;
When a vehicle with the registration number passes, a passage notification unit that transmits passage information indicating that the vehicle with the registration number has passed to the charge management device,
The charge management device,
A fee collection system including a billing unit that bills a fee for passing through the gate device to the registration number based on the passage information. The fee collection system is
A number recognition device for reading a registration number given to the vehicle passing through the gate device,
The gate control unit,
The toll collection system according to claim 1, wherein when the registration number read by the number recognition device is the registration number included in the passage permission instruction, the vehicle to which the registration number is given is passed. The traffic control unit,
When it is determined that the vehicle has entered the travel zone, availability information indicating availability is transmitted to the mobile terminal device, and when it is determined that the vehicle is located outside the travel zone, the mobile terminal device indicates unavailable. The charge collection system according to claim 1 or claim 2, which transmits unusable information. The toll section includes a highway,
The gate device is installed on the highway of the traveling section,
The traffic control unit,
The toll collection system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which transmits the passage permission instruction to the gate device when it is determined that the vehicle has entered the highway. The traffic control unit,
When it is determined that the vehicle has entered the highway of the travel section, the availability information indicating availability is displayed on the display of the highway, and it is determined that the vehicle has entered the highway outside the travel section, The toll collection system according to claim 4, wherein unusable information indicating unusability is displayed on a display of an expressway outside the traveling section. A portable terminal device carried by a user of a vehicle traveling in a traveling section including a toll section, a fee management device communicating with the portable terminal apparatus, and a gate device installed in the toll section to control passage of the vehicle In the fee collection method of the fee collection system having
The position information acquisition unit of the charge management device acquires position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal device as the position of the vehicle,
The traffic control unit of the fee management device determines that the vehicle has entered the travel section based on the position information and usage schedule information including the registration number given to the vehicle and the travel section of the vehicle Then, a passage permission instruction for permitting passage of the vehicle to which the registration number is given is transmitted to the gate device,
The gate control unit of the gate device allows a vehicle to which the registration number is assigned to pass through based on the passage permission instruction,
When the vehicle with the registration number passes, the passage notification unit of the gate device transmits passage information indicating that the vehicle with the registration number has passed to the charge management device,
A fee collection method in which a billing unit of the fee management device charges a fee for passing through the gate device to the registration number based on the passage information.

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